Perry Ng
![]() Ng playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Perry Tian Hee Ng[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 24 June 1996||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back / Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2014 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2021 | Crewe Alexandra | 155 | (7) |
2015 | → Hyde United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2021– | Cardiff City | 144 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:57, 2 September 2024 (UTC) |
Perry Tian Hee Ng (born 24 June 1996) is an English professional footballer of Singaporean ancestry who plays either as a full-back or centre-back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
Ng made his professional debut for Crewe Alexandra in 2015, after a loan at Hyde United, and made 182 appearances for Crewe before joining Cardiff City in January 2021 where he won two consecutive 'Player of the season' awards, in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 campaigns.
Club career
[edit]Crewe Alexandra
[edit]Born in Liverpool, Ng was in Crewe Alexandra's youth system for ten years before signing his first professional contract for two years on 14 May 2014.[3] On 1 November 2014, he had his first inclusion in a matchday squad, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw at Crawley Town in League One.[4]
On 30 January 2015, Ng was loaned for a month to Hyde United of the Conference North.[5] He made his senior debut on 7 February, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–3 home loss to Boston United.[6] Ng twice extended his loan for the struggling team,[7] eventually for the remainder of the season.[8] He totalled 13 appearances, all starts, as they ended the season bottom of the table, and scored his first senior goal on 14 March, a last-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Harrogate Town at Ewen Fields.[9]
On 27 November 2015, Ng made his debut for Crewe, coming on in added time in place of Ryan Colclough in a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic at Gresty Road.[10] He made Crewe's starting XI for the first time on 5 May 2016 against Burton Albion at Gresty Road.
On 22 May 2017, Ng signed a new one-year deal, including an option for a further 12 months depending on appearances.[11] He was sent off for two bookings in 17 minutes on 12 August in a 1–1 home draw with Newport County.[12] Four weeks later, on 9 September 2017, he scored his first Crewe goal in a 5–1 win over Chesterfield at Gresty Road.[13]
On 3 January 2018, Ng was retrospectively suspended for four games following an off-the-ball clash with Cambridge United's Jabo Ibehre in a match at the Abbey Stadium on 30 December 2017.[14] Ng's left-footed strike at Stevenage on 10 March 2018 was named the League Two Goal of the Month winner for March.[15]
Ng was Crewe's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year for 2018–19, with manager David Artell praising his consistency despite not scoring a goal all season.[16] The following season (2019–20), Ng helped Crewe to automatic promotion to EFL League One in a campaign shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was widely selected by regional football journalists in their "League Two team of the season (so far)".[17] In September 2020, he (along with Crewe team-mate Charlie Kirk) was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2019–20 season.[18]
Ng was suspended for six matches following a breach of FA Rule E1 (spitting) after an FA Cup tie at Cheltenham Town on 28 November 2020.[19][20]
Cardiff City
[edit]In early January 2021, Artell rejected an initial offer for Ng, reportedly £250,000,[21] from Championship side Cardiff City.[22] On 19 January, the transfer, for an undisclosed fee, was confirmed;[23] the BBC reported Cardiff would pay Crewe an initial £350,000, which could rise to £500,000, and would keep the player until the summer of 2024.[24] He made his debut the next day in a 1–0 home defeat against Queens Park Rangers.[25]
Ng was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in Cardiff's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 1–0 home victory against Norwich City on 30 July 2022.[26] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September in a 3–2 win at Middlesbrough.[27] In December 2022, Blackpool striker Gary Madine was accused of deliberately stamping on Ng, but faced no FA action as he had been cautioned by the referee.[28] On 4 March 2023, after Cardiff goalkeeper Ryan Allsop was sent off in the 90th minute of their match against Bristol City, Ng took over in goal for the final minutes, keeping a clean sheet.[29] Ng was Cardiff's 'Player of the Year' and Players' Player of the Year for the 2022–23 campaign.[30]
On 24 August, it was announced that Ng had signed a new three-year deal to keep him at Cardiff until the summer of 2026.[31] On 19 September 2023, Ng assisted Kion Etete who scored the winning goal in a 3–2 league win over Coventry City.[32] On 1 January 2024, Ng scored a match-winning header in the 74th minute to secure a 2–1 league win against Queens Park Rangers.[33] Ng's performances throughout the 2023–24 season again earned him Cardiff's 'Player of the Year' and 'Players' Player of the Year' awards.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]Ng is eligible for the Singapore national team through his paternal grandfather. He told FourFourTwo in May 2017 that he wanted to represent them and had been contacted by the Football Association of Singapore.[34] In October 2023, Ng announced in a BBC interview, that he has been working to get his Singaporean citizenship, meaning he would need to give up his British passport, due to Singapore's dual-citizenship law.[35][36][37]
On 2 September 2024, and prior to applying for Singaporean citizenship, Ng, alongside Japan-born Kyoga Nakamura, was called up to the Singapore national team centralised training camp.[38][39]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 31 August 2024
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 2015–16[40] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2016–17[41] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2017–18[42] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
2018–19[43] | League Two | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
2019–20[44] | League Two | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
2020–21[45] | League One | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 155 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 182 | 7 | ||
Hyde United (loan) | 2014–15[46] | Conference North | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
Cardiff City | 2020–21[45] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |
2021–22[47] | Championship | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | ||
2022–23[48] | Championship | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 44 | 2 | ||
2023–24[49] | Championship | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | |
2024–25[50] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 144 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 150 | 8 | |||
Career total | 312 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 345 | 16 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Crewe Alexandra Player of the Year: 2018–19[51]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20 League Two[52]
- Cardiff City Player of the Year: 2022–23,[30] 2023–24
References
[edit]- ^ "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Perry Ng". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra: Scholar Perry Ng signs two-year professional deal with the club". Stoke Sentinel. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Crawley 1–1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Sharpe, Rich (30 January 2015). "Crewe Alexandra: Teenage defender Perry Ng moves to Hyde FC". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ Ashton, Jake (7 February 2015). "Hyde 1–3 Boston United". Hyde United. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Ng Extends Hyde Stay". Crewe Alexandra. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ McAnulty, Andy (14 March 2015). "Perry Ng Extends Loan". Hyde United. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Hyde 1–1 Harrogate". SK Sport. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Crewe 1–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Perry Ng: Defender signs new deal with Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Georgeson, Andrew (3 January 2018). "Crewe Alexandra defender picks up ban for clash with Jabo Ibehre". Cambridge News. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Ng Wins Sky Bet Goal Of The Month For March". CreweAlex.net. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Artell, Peter (29 April 2019). "Crewe Alex: David Artell on award winners Perry Ng and Oliver Finney". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Findlater, James (2 April 2020). "League Two reporters pick their team of the season so far". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "PFA Awards". PFA. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "FA Statement – Perry Ng Suspension". CreweAlex.net. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Perry Ng: Crewe Alexandra captain gets six-game ban for spitting". BBC Sport. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Coleman, Tom (17 January 2021). "Cardiff City transfer headlines as Crewe boss gives big Perry Ng update". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Perry Ng: Cardiff offer for Crewe captain 'disgusting', says Alex boss David Artell". BBC Sport. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Done Deal: Perry Ng signs for City!". Cardiff City. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Perry Ng: Crewe Alexandra captain signs for Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (20 January 2021). "Cardiff City 0–1 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff City 1–0 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 2–3 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Gary Madine: Blackpool striker to face no action over incident with Cardiff City's Perry Ng". BBC Sport. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City 2–0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Cardiff City 2023 Awards Night". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Perry Ng signs new City deal | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Cardiff City 3-2 Coventry City: Bluebirds win again as they see off visitors". BBC Sport. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Cardiff City: Dimitrios Goutas and Perry Ng earn Bluebirds victory". BBC Sport. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Ko, Zee (24 May 2017). "Perry Ng signs new Crewe deal, keen to play for Singapore". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Footballing Weekly: Should Cardiff's Perry Ng be allowed to represent Lions?". Yahoo News Singapore. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Cardiff City footballer Perry Ng dreams of donning Singapore jersey via heritage route". The Straits Times. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Passport complications delaying Cardiff City's Perry Ng from playing for the Singapore Lions". TMSG. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Tan, Gabriel (2 September 2024). "Cardiff's Perry Ng joins Singapore training for first time". ESPN. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Mohan, Matthew (2 September 2024). "Cardiff City footballer Perry Ng in Singapore for 'familiarisation stint' with Lions". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Perry Ng in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Done Deal – Perry Ng signs for City!". Cardiff City FC. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Henderson among five Liverpool players in PFA team of the year". Yahoo! Sport. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
External links
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- Perry Ng at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- English people of Chinese descent
- English people of Singaporean descent
- British Asian footballers